SpaceX has reported a significant decline in the number of Starlink satellites de-orbited at the end of 2025. According to the company’s semi-annual report submitted to the FCC, de-orbits fell from around 500 to roughly 200, marking a notable reduction compared to the first half of the year. Read More: SpaceX targets 2026 IPO with Musk’s […]
Satellites
China launches 16 new satellites
ISLAMABAD: China on Wednesday sent 16 new satellites into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the northern province of Shanxi. The satellites, including a Jilin-1 Gaofen 03D09 satellite and Yunyao-1 04-08 satellites, were launched by a Long March-6 carrier rocket at 12:50 p.m. Beijing Time and entered the planned orbit successfully, ecns.cn reported. […]
China launches 9 satellites into orbit for intelligent connected vehicles
ISLAMABAD: China sent nine satellites into orbit aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket on Thursday (BJT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Site in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. The GeeSAT-1 satellites launched by China’s automaker Geely will provide more accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, China news service reported. In addition, they will provide support for public […]